1938 Chicago
1–6–1 (0–4 Western Conference), coached by Clark Shaughnessy. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat DePauw 34–14Oct 29
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vsBradley | T 0–0 | 78% |
| Oct 8 | at Michigan | L 7–45 | 27% |
| Oct 15 | vs Iowa | L 14–27 | 53% |
| Oct 22 | at Ohio State | L 7–42 | 14% |
| Oct 29 | vsDePauw | W 34–14 | 75% |
| Nov 5 | at Harvard | L 13–47 | 25% |
| Nov 12 | vsPacific | L 0–32 | 75% |
| Nov 19 | vs Illinois | L 0–34 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 34–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).
- Record
- 1–6–1
- Conference
- 0–4 10th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 75–241
- Coach
- Clark Shaughnessy
- Elo
- 1237 −146 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −20.2 No. 117 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1938 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota | 4–1 | 6–2 | 10 |
| Michigan | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 16 |
 Purdue | 3–1–1 | 5–1–2 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
 Northwestern | 2–1–2 | 4–2–2 | 17 |
| Ohio State | 3–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Illinois | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| Iowa | 1–3–1 | 1–6–1 | |
 Indiana | 1–4 | 1–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 0–4 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.